1964 Bury St Edmunds by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 The Bury St Edmunds by-election of 1964 was held on 14 May 1964 after the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Sir William Aitken. It was retained by the Conservative candidate Eldon Griffiths.http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Bcommons6.htm Archived copy 13 June 2015 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20181106092824/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Bcommons6.htm 6 November 2018 https://books.google.com/books?id=iM03AAAAIAAJ&dq=bury+st+edmunds+by+election+1964&pg=PA25 British parliamentary election results, 1950-1964 Brian R. Mitchell Klaus Boehm 14 January 2018 CUP Archive Google Books The by-election was one of four (the others being Rutherglen, Devizes and Winchester) being held on the same day in which the seat was being defended by a candidate supporting the incumbent Conservative government. With a general election due later in the year, the results were anticipated with interest as a pointer to what might happen at the election, with the Labour candidate in Bury St Edmunds confidently predicting victory. The Glasgow Herald noted that his prediction would require a swing of over 8% and even if this prediction was achieved he would have such a small majority that the Conservatives would regain the seat later in the year.Testing the Electorate. Hopes and Fears in Four Constituencies https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19640514&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 15 October 2021 The Glasgow Herald 14 May 1964 Result Bury St Edmunds by-election, 1964http://geocities.com/by_elections/64.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090831055341/http://geocities.com/by_elections/64.html 1964 By Election Results 2009-08-31 dead 2015-09-19 Conservative Party (UK) Eldon Griffiths 22,141 49.0 -9.8 Labour Party (UK) Noel Insley 19,682 43.5 +2.2 Liberal Party (UK) Richard Afton 3,387 7.5 New 2,459 5.5 -12.0 45,210 Conservative Party (UK) Outcome Of the four concurrent by-elections, it was the result at Bury St Edmunds which was the last to be known. The swing of 6% to Labour was less than that it achieved in Winchester and Rutherglen, the latter of which Labour gained, but better than in Devizes. The Glasgow Herald stated that the result was better for the Conservatives than had been expected and combined with others cast doubt on opinion polls suggesting a significant national Labour lead. It suggested that there was now hope among Conservatives that the political tide was turning in their favour.Government Retain Bury St Edmunds. Happier Days Again for Tory Workers https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19640516&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 15 October 2021 The Glasgow Herald 16 May 1964 7 References Bury Bury St Edmunds by-election Bury St Edmunds by-election Bury St Edmunds by-election Category:Bury St Edmunds